EDRINGTON: Digitally editing photos
North County Times
One of the advantages of having a digital camera is that you can do much of your own photo-editing with a built-in Windows program titled Paint (aka Paintbrush and Pbrush). Paint is not a sophisticated program like Photoshop, but it works nicely for ...



Free online programs great for starting out
Pacific Daily News
As a computer-savvy new graduate, you can look into free online budgeting programs like Intuit's Mint.com, Buxfer.com, or BudgetPulse.com. There are many different personal finance software programs out there. If you're new to budgeting, a free program ...



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Microsoft Gives Windows a Clean Sweep
Wall Street Journal
Also, Microsoft loads Signature machines with its own add-on software, such as its free email, photo and video programs, its Zune music and video program, and a stripped-down "Starter" version of Microsoft Office, that includes only Word and Excel, ...
It Costs $99 to Make Windows Work RightThe Atlantic Wire
Forbes names Microsoft's Steve Ballmer worst CEO – for all the wrong reasonsExtremeTech

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MOVE OVER ANGRY BIRDS, AND MAKE ROOM FOR SOME SAN DIEGO APPS
U-T San Diego
The big picture: Potholes in your pocket. Libraries at a glance. Crime-stat paranoia for the whole family. Earlier this year, the AT&T San Diego Apps Challenge invited local techies to create free public-service apps for computers and smartphones.

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Fragmentation on the Linux Desktop (Is it Normal?)
Datamation
Trying to make sense of the recent history of the Linux desktop, I realized recently that the main perspective was wrong. The fragmentation of user share between desktops isn't a new trend -- it's simply a reversion to coding as usual in free and open ...

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Windows 8 Security: What's New
PCWorld
Windows Defender now provides similar protection--and a similar look and feel--to that of the free Microsoft Security Essentials antivirus program, which Microsoft has offered to users as an optional download since 2009. The updated Windows Defender ...

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Apps put San Diego on your map
U-T San Diego
The big picture: Potholes in your pocket. Libraries at a glance. Crime-stat paranoia for the whole family. Earlier this year, the AT&T San Diego Apps Challenge invited local techies to create free public-service apps for computers and smartphones.



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See Holland High School students celebrate prom on Hope College campus
The Grand Rapids Press - MLive.com
You can upload them right to MLive.com using our photo upload tool. Just sign in to MLive.com (it's easy to create an account), then upload your photos, selecting the first gallery, titled "Michigan Prom." Please feel free to write a caption that tells ...

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Intel Ready To Rise 15% By 2013
Seeking Alpha
With shipments of Tablet PCs expected to exceed that of traditional desktop and notebook PCs by 2013, Intel (INTC), the Goliath of the semiconductor market, finds itself in a bit of pickle. While Intel continues to dominate the x86 processor market, ...

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Adobe Photoshop Touch (for iPad)
PC Magazine
Surprisingly advanced photo correction and embellishment tools. Good use of tablet screen size. Open files in desktop Photoshop. Despite similar tools, don't expect results you'd get with desktop Photoshop. No hand tool. Can't import PSDs with layers.


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